FAIRS AND FESTIVALS: Oct. 12

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Fairs and Festivals

Send information to scalendar@wickedlocal.com for possible inclusion in these listings of upcoming seasonal fairs and festivities in our local area.

Pumpkins Aglow at Edaville

CARVER – Edaville USA’s new family-friendly Halloween event, Pumpkins Aglow, is from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, Oct. 9-27. Stroll through a garden of artfully carved pumpkins, take an authentic train ride through cranberry country and enjoy unlimited use of 13 amusement rides. Kids in costume can trick-or-treat safely throughout the park. Tickets are $19 for ages 2-59, $16 for ages 60 and over. Kids under age 2 are admitted free. Get details and make reservations at www.edaville.com or call 508-866-8190.

Harvest Festival at Plimoth Plantation

PLYMOUTH – Plimoth Plantation will host a Harvest Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 12-14. Fall-themed activities will be throughout all Museum sites. Highlights include crafts for kids, sports, cooking demonstrations and Eastern Native and Colonial singing and dancing. The legacy of Columbus’ arrival in the Americas is explored at Mayflower II with the popular Wampanoag Immigration Booth, an entertaining experience that asks, “What would have happened in 1620 if the Wampanoag had Immigration and Naturalization Services?” For the full, detailed schedule, visit www.plimoth.org/calendar.

Saturday and Sunday: Hands-on baking in the English Village, seed saving in the 17th century and harvest feast preparations in the Wampanoag Homesite (Saturday only).

Sunday and Monday: Threshing peas in the English Village, goat milking at the Nye Barn and 17th century dancing in the English Village.

All weekend: Colonial singing in the English Village, Native Eastern singing at the Wampanoag Homesite, Native stomp dancing in the Visitor Center, pounding and plaiting corn in the English Village, make your own cornhusk doll at the Wampanoag Homesite and create a toss-and-catch game in the Craft Center.

‘Haunted Woods’ event

PLYMOUTH – The Old Colony YMCA-Plymouth branch will host its second annual “Haunted Woods” event, from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 19 and 26, on the grounds of Camp Clark, located at 200 Hedges Pond Road in Plymouth. Tickets are $5 per person, and due to the “spooktastic” nature of this event, participants must be at least 9 years old. Interested volunteers ages 14 and up can contact Michael McGrath for more information: mmcgrath@oldcolonyymca.org or 508-888-2290.

PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce will host “Halloween on Main Street” from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. Participating Main Street businesses in Plymouth will hand out candy and goodies to kids who visit their stores in costume. The trick or treat route starts at Memorial Hall, located at 83 Court St., where kids will receive trick-or-treat bags, then runs south to Town Square and back again. The route includes both Court and Main streets. Trick-or-treaters can take it one side of the street at a time. Kids of all ages are encouraged to don a costume and join in the fun. A costume contest will be held at Memorial Hall at the end of the event. Call 508-830-1620 or see www.plymouthchamber.com for more information.

Jingle Bells Fair

CARVER – Our Lady of Lourdes will hold a Jingle Bells Fair from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. Tables are available for either or both days. For information or an application, email Leah at ccmouse159@yahoo.com or call 508-866-2428. Our Lady of Lourdes is located at 130 Main St., Carver Square.

Holiday fair

PLYMOUTH – Plymouth Spiritualist Church will hold a free holiday fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at 131 Standish Ave., Plymouth, with many craft vendors, baked goods, pet table, Christmas table and lottery basket. Take a chance on winning two tickets to the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra or a gift certificate for a complete Bongi’s turkey dinner. All are welcome.

Harvest bazaar

PLYMOUTH – First Baptist Church of Plymouth’s Ladies Guild will host a Harvest Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at 41 Westerly Road, Plymouth. Features will include items from local crafters, a book and white elephant section and homemade food table. Refreshments and luncheon items will be available for purchase. Crafters interested in renting tables can call Linda a 508-747-3114 for details.

Angels in the Air fair

PLYMOUTH – The annual “Angels in the Air” holiday fair will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 15, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 16, at Plymouth United Methodist Church, 29 Carver Road, Plymouth. The fair will include crafts, baked goods, nearly new items, books and media, jewelry, tools, children’s corner, Mrs. Santa, holiday café, entertainment and more. Crafters who wish to secure a space should call the church office at 508-746-1642 or email plymouthumc@verizon.net.

America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration

PLYMOUTH – America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration will take place in Plymouth from Nov. 22 to 24. For details, see www.usathanksgiving.com or call 508-746-1818.

Friday, Nov. 22

The South Shore Living Magazine’s Taste of New England VIP reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Plymouth Memorial Hall, 83 Court St. (by invitation only); the PIDC free patriotic concert, featuring the U.S. Navy Band Country Current, from 7 to 10 p.m., at Plymouth Memorial Hall, 83 Court St. (Doors open at 6 p.m. for general seating.)

Saturday, Nov. 23

“Portal to the Past” historical village and demonstrations, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Brewster Gardens.

CARVER – Edaville has begun the task of restoring part of the original railway laid in 1947. It will debut for service Nov. 22, the first of the Polar Express dates during Edaville’s holiday season this year. The Polar Express will leave the Edaville depot, switch tracks at the Atwood whistle stop and continue on to the North Pole. There the train will stop and Santa will climb on board, greet the children and give each a golden bell, the first gift of Christmas. Costumed staff will serve hot chocolate and cookies while pajama-clad guests enjoy a live reading and carols – all on an authentic steam train, just like in the story.

The Polar Express at Edaville will run three trains each night, Nov. 22-24 and 27 and Dec. 1, 5-6, 8, 12-13, 15, 18-20, 22-24 and 26-28. Train times are 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. on weekends and 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. on weekdays. The cost is $34 for all ages 2 and up and includes the Polar Express experience as well as all rides and attractions at Edaville’s Christmas Festival of Lights.

The Christmas Festival of Lights will run at Edaville from Nov. 22 through Jan. 1 (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day). Weekday hours are 4 to 9 p.m. and weekend hours are 2 to 9 p.m. Festival of Lights tickets are $19 for ages 2-59, $16 for seniors ages 60-plus. Children under age 2 are admitted free.

Details and tickets for The Polar Express and all Edaville events can be found at www.edaville.com or by calling 508-866-8190.

Christmas craft fair

PLYMOUTH – As part of its 125th anniversary year celebration, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in North Plymouth will hold its annual “Christmas Craft Fair” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at the church, located at 384 Court St. Featured will be the themed baskets that have been very popular in past years, special raffles, including a baby doll in handmade clothing in a handmade wooden cradle, and a “Mouse Nativity” set in wooden crèche. There will also be unique Christmas ornaments, handmade birdfeeders and other handmade wooden items, children’s items, jewelry, unique handmade crafts, winter hats and scarves, home cooked foods, baked goods, books, a plant sale and Grandma’s Attic. A light lunch will be served beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Christmas fair

PLYMOUTH – The Second Church of Plymouth will hold a Christmas fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the church at 518 State Road, Plymouth. There will be a luncheon, a children’s table, jewelry table, food table, greens table and much more.

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